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Buller Coal Port Storage and Ship Loading Facility
Client: Bathurst Resources New ZealandScope: Design & Deliver a 3000+ tonne coal storage and ship loading facilityTimeframe: 12 months from design to construction completion Overview Buller Coal Limited owns and operates all of Bathurst Resources Limited’s operations on the Buller coal field, including 10,000 hectares of exploration and mining permits, the planned Escarpment Mine project…
Read MoreNelson Pine Industries Replacement Heat Exchanger
Client: Nelson Pine Industries LtdScope: Replacement of Heat ExchangerTimeframe: One week Overview Nelson Pine Industries Ltd is one of the world’s largest single site producers of medium density fibreboard and laminated veneer lumber. In the production process of MDF the dried fibres are formed into mats and processed through presses. The heating of these presses…
Read MoreFonterra Cooperative Steam Condensate Tank
Client: FonterraScope: Fabrication & Site InstallationTimeframe: One month Overview Fonterra have a number of sites in the South Island where Brightwater provides maintenance support throughout the year and particularly during the off-season when significant routine maintenance and upgrade work is undertaken. Typical work undertaken is the inspection and repair of coal and ash conveying systems,…
Read MoreNelson Pine Industries Thermal Oil Heater
Client: Nelson Pine LtdScope: Maintenance & Repair workTimeframe: Two weeks Overview Nelson Pine Industries Ltd manufacture MDF and LVL board at their site in Richmond. Brightwater provides maintenance and repair services to Nelson Pine for routine scheduled maintenance including annual plant shutdowns. Teams of fitters and fabricators are allocated tasks across the site, dismantling, inspecting…
Read MoreAntarctic Chieftain Vessel Repairs
Overview The Antarctic Chieftain is a fishing vessel co-owned by Talleys and the Sealord Group. Brightwater was contracted in 2015 to undertake repair and maintenance work on the vessel which was damaged by ice during operations in Antarctica. Solution Brightwater was tasked with repairing a seven meter by three meter area of damaged hull plate.…
Read MoreKan Tan IV Oil Rig
Overview In August 2014 Brightwater’s Marine Engineering team took part in the floating of the Oil Rig the Kan Tan lV that was transported to New Zealand from Malaysia by the world’s largest transport vessel, the Blue Marlin. The Blue Marlin sailed into Admiralty Bay in the Marlborough Sounds where a team of engineers including…
Read MoreTekapo Canal Gravel Feeder
Client: Fulton HoganScope: Design & Deliver a bespoke mobile gravel feeding machineTimeframe: 3 months Overview Fulton Hogan (FH) were awarded a contract to repair and reline the Tekapo Canal. This project required a new replacement liner to be placed through a seven kilometre section of canal that had been leaking water. As a part of…
Read MoreNelson Pine Industries Line 1 Outfeed Deck
Client: Nelson Pine Industries LimitedScope: Design & Deliver a new outfeed stacking deck for their Line 1 MDF PressTimeframe: 3 months Overview Nelson Pine Industries engaged Brightwater to design and supply a new outfeed stacking deck for their line 1 MDF press to handle larger pack sizes. The MDF press produces a range of MDF…
Read MoreStockton Coal Handling & Processing Plant
Client: Solid Energy New ZealandScope: Turnkey Delivery of a Greenfiled Coal Handling & Processing PlantTimeframe: 18 months from design to construction completion Overview Solid Energy New Zealand operates an open-cast coal mine on the Stockton Plateau, 35km north of Westport, on the West Coast of the South Island. The Stockton mine produces high-quality coal for…
Read MoreHolcim Rooty Hill Regional Distribution Centre
Client: Holcim Australia LtdScope: Turnkey Delivery of an automated rail receival and unloading system using RFID technology to process 2500 tonnes of aggregate per hourTimeframe: 18 months from initial design to practical completion Overview In a key strategic step to future proof the supply of construction materials to the Sydney metropolitan area, Holcim Australia commissioned…
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